I spent quite a few hours finishing this for Jack, the bit, friendly genius/nice guy of a home builder who finished the last major step of our 2nd floor remodel this afternoon. I engraved two gongs that sound good together, mounted them on a chunk of the butcher block that I milled from scrap left over from the countertops, and laser etched the plate to say:

With my deepest thanks

to

Jack Medrala

Homebuilder

Gentleman

Hero

He earned this; He got us through hell, and we love living here on the other side of it now (see earlier posts) thanks to his skill, moxie, and hard work. We love the guy and would recommend him to anyone.